Sawhorse



July 24, 1934.

R. W. JOHNSON SAWHORSE Filed March 20, 1953 Jr) ZiaZp/z J4. 10521500 Patented July 24, 1934 i I i I i arise STATES PATENT oFFicE SAWHORSE Ralph W. Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn. Application March 20, 1933, Serial No. 661,679 2 Claims. (Cl. 3046) My invention provides an improved device of are preferably square steel rods that fit into the the type generally designated as a sawhorse, but angles of the respective legs 13. At their lower which is capable of a wide range of use and is ends, the flanges of legs 13 are provided with inespecially adapted for use to support the boards turned lips or portions 16 that loosely embrace of a scaffold or the like. and hold the leg extensions for sliding movements {in Generally stated, the invention consists of the only. novel devices, and combinations of devices here- The extreme lower ends of the leg extensions inaiter described and defined in the claims. 15 are turned outward to afford feet 17 that may,

The improved sawhorse involves various novel in some instances, be secured to the fioor by nails features whereby the legs thereof can be folded or screws passed therethrough, and into the floor. 65 against the rail or top beam and can be vertically To hold the leg extensions in various different extended to support the rail at various distances vertical adjustments, the legs 13 are shown as from the floor as may be required to properly supformed in their ridges with holes 18 through port scaffolding or the like. which and holes in the leg extensions pins or 15 A commercial form of the device is illustrated lock devices such as split keys 19 are arranged to 7c in the accompanying drawing wherein like charbe passed, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 3. acters indicate like parts throughout the several The leg structures just noted are thus connected.

views. so that each forms a sort of A-frame structure. Re erring to he d wi g The lower edges of the tie plates 14 are turned 0 1 is a P pective showing the improv d inward and projected so as to form shelf-sup- 75 sawhorse; porting ledges upon which the ends of a shelf Fi 2 is afr m n ry e t n ak n the lin 21, preferably a wooden board, is adapted to be -2 0 placed. As shown, the tie plates 14 are provided Fig 3 is a section taken the 1me 0f with inwardly bent lips 22 arranged to immediately overlie the ends of the shelf 21. Also the so Fi 4 is a fra m nta y p sp v showing tie plates 14 are shown as formed with projecting 0W portions of One Of the legs and its leg lips 23 between which the ends of the shelf 21 tension; will be placed and held against edgewise displace- 5 is a section taken on the line 0f ment when the legs are set up. At their upper Fig. 4; portions, the tie plates 14 are provided with in- 85 Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 0i wardly projecting ears or lugs 24. To brace and Fig. l; and hold the legs firmly in set up positions, I provide 7 is a perspective showing in detail one Of braces, preferably and as shown, in the form of the l g-a c hinge brackets bail-like metal rods 25 hingedly mounted in the The Tail top beam 3 is P eiei'abiy made from sleeve portions 11 of the brackets 9 and provided 90 a wooden plank and to the underside of the ends t i t d f ee ends 26 that are arranged to thereof are rigidly secured, by screws or other be engaged through rf r ti in the lugs 24 suitable devices, leg-anchoring hinge brackets 9 and in uch engagement by the pring tenare preferably Stamped from). Sheet metal. S1011 the aid braces except, when force is 3 p.

These brackets 9, at their outer ends, are formed plied tending Separate the legs of the Said 95 with laterally spaced depending hinge lugs 10 and braces at their inner ends they are formed with curled Fig 1 shows, the sawhorse set up f use and it Sleeve-forming portions 11 and projecting lips will be noted that in such condition of the parts, which latter, when screws or the like are passed the leg Structures are Very fi l braced by the thelethl'ough into the rail 3, securely anchor the braces 25 and the shelf 21 will be held against ac- 10c inner end portions said brackeiscidental displacement, inasmuch as the ends are The legs which are preferably of angle iron caged between the ends 20 and lips or projections steei, are pivoiaiiy connectedat their upper 22 or 23 of the said tie plates. Of course, when ends to the lugs 10 and are rigidly tied together in the ends of the braces 25 are sprung out of pairs by metallic tie plates 14 that are welded or gagement with the lugs 24, the h lf 21 will be 195 otherwise rigidly secured to the inwardly projectreadily dropped from position and the 16g struc in flanges of the respective legs and are thus tures may then be folded against the bottom of spaced from the outer flanges of said rails, as best t il 3, shown in Figthus leaving spaces for t p The fact that the legs of the device are capable sages of leg extension bars 15. These bars 15 of very considerable longitudinal adjustment, 1. 0

adapts the device for use to support scaifolding in proper position for a workman, having respect to the height of the ceiling or other structure that is being worked upon. The knock-down or foldup feature adapts the sawhorse to be stored in sinall space and to be easily carried or shipped from place to place.

In actual practice, the device has been found to be highly efiicient for the various purposes had in view, and can be made at comparatively small cost and is very strong and durable.

What I claim is:

1. A sawhorse comprising a top rail, hinge brackets secured to the bottoms of said rail, said brackets at their outer ends having spaced hinge lugs and at their inner ends having bearing sleeves, legs pivoted to the lugs of said brackets and diverging downwardly therefrom, tie plates rigidly connecting said legs in pairs and having spaced ears, and bail-like oblique braces pivotally mounted in the bearing sleeves of said brackets 

